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Job 14:22

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14:22Only his flesh has pain for himself,64

and he mourns for himself.”65

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Footnotes

  1. 64 The prepositional phrases using עָלָיו (’alayv, “for him[self]”) express the object of the suffering. It is for himself that the dead man “grieves.” So this has to be joined with אַךְ (’akh), yielding “only for himself.” Then, “flesh” and “soul/person” form the parallelism for the subjects of the verbs.
  2. 65 In this verse Job is expressing the common view of life beyond death, namely, that in Sheol there is no contact with the living, only separation, but in Sheol there is a conscious awareness of the dreary existence.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

He feels only the pain of his own body,

and he mourns only for himself.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

They feel but the pain of their own bodies

and mourn only for themselves.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He feels only the pain of his own body

and mourns only for himself.

NLTNew Living Translation

They suffer painfully;

their life is full of trouble.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

He feels only the pain of his own body,

and his inner self mourns for him.”

KJV 1900King James Version

But his flesh upon him shall have pain,

And his soul within him shall mourn.